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Low protein in soymeal and higher toxin levels in distillers grains add new challenges for pig, poultry and cattle feeders
Reuters / The repercussions of this year’s drought across the U.S. Midwest will likely continue to affect the livestock feeding industry for many months to come. Drought not only impacted the quantity of crops produced but also quality, leading to abnormally low protein content in soybeans and higher-than-usual toxin levels in corn that stand toLivestock barns with shelterbelts around them smell better because they look better, says Iowa University researcher
Intensive livestock operations are tremendously efficient at converting grain into meat. But all those animals gorging themselves under one roof generate a lot of odoriferous byproducts. Shelterbelts, known in academic circles as vegetative environmental buffers (VEB), can help such operations stay on friendly terms with neighbours downwind by trapping and dispersing odours. What’s more, beautifying
